Re: clamped fins

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Eric,

I'm afraid that this doesn't sound like a behavior response. Males will often clamp
their fins when enticing a female to a preferred spawning cave, but females don't. You
didn't mention nitrates. If they are high they might bother her. But I would expect the
other fish to show effects, too. If she were my fish, I would change 50% of the water
every day for a week and keep a close eye on her for parasites.

Mike Wise

Eric Martina wrote:

> Hello all,
>         My female "Breitbinden" is swimming around today with her fins clamped. I
> can't see any signs of ick or velvet disease, and she is scratching. No
> other fish in tank are showing signs of illness or stress. I tested the
> water and there is no ammonia or nitrite. Other than the clamped fins she
> seems fine.
>         I was wondering if this could be some form of her showing subordination to
> the male? The male was chasing her around a few days ago, and he isn't now.
> The last few days she seems to spend about half her time hiding in this fake
> rock structure, and the other half swimming around looking for food. I
> thought maybe she had eggs, but I don't see any eggs, and she keeps hiding
> in different spots in the rock structure. She does chase the dither fish a
> little, but it is just a general chase, she isn't keeping them away from any
> area in particular. When she chases the fish she does have her fins out, but
> as soon as she breaks off the chase she clamps them back down.
>         Is she just getting ready to spawn, or is she sick? This is the only pair I
> have so I don't want to lose her!
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Eric Martina
> University of Illinois
> Electrical Engineering
>
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